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“Zoot Suit Riot” by Cherry Poppin' Daddies

From the album Jingle Ball ’98: The CD (1998)

“Zoot Suit Riot” by Cherry Poppin' Daddies appears on 27 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1998 and 2023. It was first released in 1998 on the album Jingle Ball ’98: The CD. Its best result is #6 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #29 alternative song of 1998, #2,144 alternative song of all time and #235 of the '90s.

27countdowns
14stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1998–2023years charted

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Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot [Official Video]

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"Zoot Suit Riot" gave the Cherry Poppin' Daddies the title track of their 1997 collection on Mojo Records, and frontman Steve Perry wrote it as a full-tilt swing stomp with a ska band's itch in its feet, all zoot-suit swagger and nervous energy.

Issued as a single in October 1997, it took its sweet time, riding the late-'90s swing revival as it gathered radio support until it finally peaked in the summer of 1998. Its surrealist video became one of MTV's most-played clips that year and earned the band a nomination for Best New Artist in a Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Nothing else the Daddies ever released has made a Billboard chart.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 26 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 38 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 26 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 42 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 6 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 18 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 40 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107
1998 22 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998 100
1998 40 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 398 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 237 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 943 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2004 409 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2007 1318 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1372 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1389 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1485 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1548 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1606 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 1062 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 306 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 567 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 308 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 384 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 311 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 302 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420

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